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CLDP in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine and the US Embassy Kyiv, supported the travel of the Government of Ukraine (GOU) delegation to the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) Committee Meeting that took place on June 20-23, 2016 at WTO Secretariat, Geneva.

CLDP, in cooperation with the U.S. Embassy in Kosovo and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and in coordination with Kosovo Customs, held the Second Workshop on Customs Valuation, Classification, and Post Clearance Audit in Pristina, Kosovo on June 15-17, 2016.

CLDP in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine and the Ministry of Agriculture, supported the travel of the Government of Ukraine (GOU) delegation to the Agriculture Committee Meeting to take place on June 7-8, 2016 at WTO Secretariat, Geneva. The GOU delegation consisted of one Ministry of Economic Development and Trade and one Ministry of Agriculture of Ukraine officials. They attended the AG Committee meeting and participate in bilateral negotiations with the U.S. and other delegations.

On May 25-26, 2016, CLDP, in cooperation with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine and the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, conducted a workshop entitled “Interagency Border Cooperation”. The workshop provided the opportunity for Ukrainian government agencies to come together to discuss legislative and institutional steps necessary to adopt a framework of interagency coordination to better interdict substandard and illicit goods in Ukraine, as well as the efficiency of other relevant legal remedies.

On May 23-24, 2016, CLDP, in coordination with the High Council of Justice of Ukraine (HCJ), High Commercial Court of Ukraine, and the High Administrative Court of Ukraine, conducted a workshop entitled “The Role of the High Council of Justice and Specialized Courts in the Reform of the Judicial System of Ukraine.” The workshop allowed the first opportunity for the Ukrainian Judiciary to come together with its different organs, including the HCJ, Commercial Courts, Administrative Courts, the National School of Judges, the Council of Judges, the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, et al., to discuss the issues surrounding the fair, effective, and efficient functioning of the judiciary.

On April 13-14, 2016, CLDP conducted a Workshop for the Arbitration Court of the Foreign Trade Chamber of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH Arbitration Court). The Workshop was the first installment in a capacity-building program between the Arbitration Court of the Foreign Trade Chamber and CLDP.

CLDP in collaboration with the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine and the Ministry of Agriculture, supported the travel of the Government of Ukraine delegation to the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Committee Meeting in Geneva.